Switzerland gets direct flights from India again from January 10, 2022

Mumbai, December 21, 2021: Travellers who have been looking forward to visiting Switzerland can now rejoice! Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS), the preferred airline between the two countries, will finally welcome passengers from India starting 10th January 2022, as India and Switzerland sign an air bubble agreement that allows their national carriers to operate flights between the two countries

SWISS will begin direct flights to and fro from Mumbai twice a week starting early next year. Flights from Mumbai to Zurich will depart on Wednesdays and Fridays while flights from Zurich to Mumbai will be available on Mondays and Wednesdays. More flights will follow in the next few months from Mumbai as well as Delhi.

Travellers are advised to strictly adhere to the passenger eligibility criteria mentioned at the time of booking and to check all applicable transit regulations for Switzerland. More information is available at www.swiss.com

Switzerland, a popular tourist destination among Indians, is now open to Indians who have been fully vaccinated with either the COVISHIED or COVAXIN doses. All fully vaccinated adults are required to fill out an entry form and present their COVID certificate as well as the RT-PCR test result to authorities upon arrival in Switzerland. However, the requirement for a second RT-PCR test within 4 to 7 days has been waived for fully vaccinated travellers or for people who recovered from COVID in the last 6 months. For latest information about travelling within Switzerland, please visit Myswitzerland.com To check eligibility to travel, please use travelcheck

About Switzerland Tourism:

Switzerland Tourism (ST) is a federal public corporation. Its mission, as decreed by a Federal Resolution of 16 December 1994, is to promote Switzerland as a holiday, travel and conference destination both at home and abroad. The Board comprises 13 representatives from the tourism sector, and from business and political circles. Around 220 employees work in Switzerland and in 28 countries. Switzerland Tourism opened its first office in India in 1997 in Mumbai, followed by an office in Delhi in 2000.

Switzerland Tourism works with many organizations and companies, for example, Swiss International Airlines, Swiss Embassies and Consulates and Business Councils. It also invites the representatives and agents of travel and tourism agencies every year to visit Switzerland in different times and seasons; it also invites a group of the representatives of the leading media to see the most famous Swiss tourist landmarks. Tourism in Switzerland occupies rank no. 4 in terms of export revenues following the chemical and metal industries and luxury watch-making industry.

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